I do a lot of shooting with no spotter where I have to call my own hits and misses. I thought a linear compensator might make that a little easier as the blast should push the rifle straight back, instead of up. Went to the range today to test the Black River Tactical Linear comp. It definitely worked the way it was supposed to. Recoil was straight back, very little muzzle rise, very easy to call hits. The downside is that the felt recoil is quite a bit stronger. My shoulder definitely knows I did some shooting today.